2011 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

74 2011 Yearbook CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2011 Dr. Jonathan Fine (Israel) Ph.D. in History and Political Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Academic Advisor for the joint program between The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and Syracuse University. Activity: delivered the lecture “Democracy and Counter-Terrorism: Challenges and Solutions,” March 17. Dr. Yosef Kaplan (Israel) Holder of the Bernard Cherrick Chair in the History of the Jewish People at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. President of the World Union of Jewish Studies. Activity: Delivered the lecture “Does the Jewish People Exist or Was It Invented by Historians? Responses to Shlomo Sand’s Theory on the Invention of the Jewish People,” August 4. Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Tevis Rose Trower (United States) Professor in the Department of Advanced Management Studies at New York University. Activity: Delivered the lecture “Effectiveness and Success Through a New Way of Thinking,” October 27. Dr. Leticia Britos (United States) Adjunct Professor in the Stanford Technology Ventures programme Stanford University. Activity: Delivered the lecture “Design Thinking: Reinventing Education in the 21st Century,” August 11.